Table 1 Effect of in vitro co-cultivation of B. monnieri L. with P. indica growth, biomass production, and Bacoside A content
Growth parameter | In vitro co-cultivation | |
|---|---|---|
Control plant | P. indica-treated plant | |
No. of shoots | 11 ± 1.63b | 20 ± 1.87a |
Number of root | 44 ± 2.55b | 58 ± 3.34a |
No. of nodes | 85 ± 5.87b | 103 ± 3.39a |
No. of leaves | 175 ± 3.96b | 210 ± 5.10a |
Shoot length (cm) | 5.59 ± 0.27b | 5.98 ± 0.10a |
Fresh wt (gm) | 2.6 ± 0.15b | 7.1 ± 0.32a |
Dry wt (gm) | 0.17 ± 0.03b | 0.67 ± 0.03a |
Bacoside A (mg/g DW) | 3.6 ± 0.17b | 4.8 ± 0.17a |